Congressman Bill Flores toured an Enervest hydraulic fracturing site yesterday in Texas’ Barnett Shale region, and called for a reduction in “burdensome” regulations on the hydraulic fracturing process, saying that would help boost America’s “economic recovery and job creation.” …

Senator John Cornyn (R- Texas) issued a statement yesterday calling for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to refrain from adding the sand dune lizard to the endangered species list, citing the “insurmountable cost” it would have on the state’s job market. …